Sponsored by:
Karen Feek
Malzahn Charitable Trust
Community Foundation for North Central Washington
Meet the 2024 Festival Orchestra
Yaniv Attar, Guest Conductor
VIOLIN
Evelyn Gottlieb, Bellevue, WA,
Co-Concertmaster, Artist-in-Residence
Denise Dillenbeck, Ellensburg, WA,
Co-Concertmaster, Artist-in-Residence
Colin Todd, Bellevue, WA
Assistant Concertmaster
Cameron May, Olympia, WA
Principal Second
Vanessa Moss, Ellensburg, WA
Assistant Principal Second
Matt Armbrust, Twisp, WA
Pam Hunt, Twisp, WA
Lisa Ingraham, Tacoma, WA
Rebekah Poulson, Wenatchee, WA
Katherine Sartori, Ellensburg, WA
Kendalia Spencer, Eugene, OR
Kerry Travers, Chelan, WA
VIOLA
Christopher Foerstel, Seattle, WA
Principal, Artist-in-Residence
Brian Jankanish, Seattle, WA
Anna Aldrich, Ellensburg, WA
Austin Schlichting, Lacey, WA
CELLO
Nancy Ives, Portland, OR
Principal, Artist-in-Residence
Alec Duggan, Tacoma, WA
Kara Hunnicutt, Ellensburg, WA
Bernadette Phillips, Tacoma, WA
Margaret Thorndill, University Place, WA
BASS
Linda Peragine, New Haven, CT
Principal
Madeline Cline, Tacoma, WA
Marie Hoffman, Puyallup, WA
FLUTE & PICCOLO
Mary Jensen, Tacoma, WA
Principal, Artist-in-Residence
Cheryl Sears, Olympia, WA
Mando Surita III, Renton, WA
OBOE & ENGLISH HORN
Selina Greso, Snohomish, WA
Principal, Artist-in-Residence
Shelly Myers, Seattle, WA
CLARINET
Ashley Cook, Seattle, WA
Principal
Naomi Fanshier, Maple Valley, WA
BASSOON
Brian Geddes, Tacoma, WA
Principal
Cheryl Phillips, Tacoma, WA
HORN
Matt Anderson, Seattle, WA
Principal
Anna Barbee, Tacoma, WA
Kristin Woodward, Bothell, WA
Mike Simpson, Renton, WA
TRUMPET
Scott Meredith, Poulsbo, WA
Principal
Erik Reed, Owasso, OK
Gabriel Palmer, Silverdale, WA
TROMBONE
Grant Reed, Seattle, WA,
Principal
Zach MacLurg, Tacoma, WA
BASS TROMBONE
David Krosschell, Shoreline, WA
Principal
TUBA
Ed Phillips, Tacoma, WA
Principal
PIANO/KEYBOARD
Kathryn Castrodale, Chelan, WA
Principal
HARP
Ellen Foster, Roswell, GA
Principal
TIMPANI & PERCUSSION
Jeff Lund, University Place, WA
Principal
Josh Gianola, Ellensburg, WA
Sherry Krebs, Wenatchee, WA
Memmi Ochi, Seattle, WA
VOCAL SOLOISTS
Noelle Goodenberger, Portland, OR
soprano
Julie Cross, Vancouver, WA
mezzo soprano-alto
Mel Foster, Roswell, GA
tenor
Charles Robert Stephens, Seattle, WA
baritone
ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE
Mary Jensen, Tacoma, WA
flute
Selina Greso, Snohomish, WA
oboe
Denise Dillenbeck, Ellensburg, WA
violin
Evelyn Gottlieb, Bellevue, WA,
violin
Christopher Foerstel, Seattle, WA
viola
Nancy Ives, Portland, OR
cello
Susan DeWitt Smith, Portland, OR
piano
COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE
Nancy Ives, Portland, OR
